Issue - meetings

Report of the Park Manager – To update the Committee on forthcoming events and works within the Park.

The Chair asked for a brief introduction of the report.

In a succinct introduction to the circulated report the Park Manager – Mr Evison  gave a brief update of recent activities carried out in Alexandra Park and answered points of clarification.

The Committee then briefly raised the following points;

·        The pitch and putt course is an excellent facility but members felt operator’s hut suffered with poor ventilation;

·        Difficulties with erosion of the Lower Road and water drainage, and the possible putting in of soakaways to balance off the drainage problem. The Park Manager informed the Committee that some preliminary drainage works would be starting on the 16 October.  The success of this work would inform future drainage projects.

·        Possibility of wood sculptures to tree stumps

·        Whether a tree audit could be produced in leaflet form

·        Difficulties with pedestrian crossing at the west side of the Palace and response that a review would be carried out of the location as to the feasibility of a zebra crossing being placed there

·        Concerns at poor lighting around the Grove Car Park , and safety issues in the area between Alexandra Park Way and the Dukes Avenue exit, under the railway arch, and whether CCTV could be located there as a deterrent and the response from the General Manager that it was hoped to expand CCTV in other parts of the park, and lighting upgrading was being looked into.

·        Possible signage at Park entrances now that gantries were removed and speed restriction notices, and also concerns of the large number of sign posts in a round the park area which were distracting 

·        Clarification as to the car parking arrangements in the park and the increase parking up the road to the palace now that the paddock parking area was closed. The General Manager responsed that the paddock was only used at weekends and on show days and that had always been the practice

·        That the pitch and putt signs were poor quality, the General Manager agreed to raise the issue with the operator of the pitch and putt course

There being no further discussions it was:

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.